Jonathan D. Nash
Associate Professor, Physical Oceanography
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Science
104 Ocean Admin Bldg., Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, 97331

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Physical Oceanography, Oregon State University,
(June 2000). Pioneered new instrumentation techniques and methods (developed a fast-thermocouple sensor; acquired and analyzed the first direct measurements (i.e., fluxes and resolved spectra) of turbulent salinity microstructure) in an attempt to better understand ocean physics on the smallest scales. Identified a new source of drag and mixing on the continental shelf - hydraulic flows - and analyzed the associated energetics.

Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, (January 1995). My thesis "Buoyant Jets in Reversing Crossflows" combined laboratory experiments and field data to parameterize processes for simple predictive models.

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Physics, Queen's University
(Kingston, Ontario; May 1991). Dean's scholar; First Class Honours. Achieved rank between first and third in the program each year.

AWARDS
  • Best student talk at the 1998 Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference for "The role of small bumps in mixing the coastal ocean" .
  • Wayne V. Burt Graduate Student Award for academic excellence in Physical Oceanography/Atmospheric Sciences, COAS, OSU, 1998.
  • Awarded NSERC PGS Scholarship; declined in order to study at Cornell, 1992.
  • Undergraduate scholarships: Alcan Scholarships, 1989-90; Dean's Awards, 1989-90; NSERC research grants, summers 1989-90; James H. Rattray Memorial Scholarships, 1988-89; Queen's Honour Matriculation Scholarship, 1987.
  • Four awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1987 for experimental project, "Computer Assisted Hydrodynamics: Turbulence Effects on Foils". U.S. Dept of Energy 1st Place; Federal Aviation Administration 2nd place; Eastman Kodak 2nd place; NASA Honourable Mention.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Research Associate (Postdoctorial), Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, June 2000-2002.

Working with Eric Kunze to investigate internal wave/topography interactions along the corrugated slope near Virginia. Active participant in the Hawaiian Ocean Mixing Experiment (with Sanford, Kunze and Lee). Research Oceanographer, Ocean Mixing Group, Oregon State University, May-September 1999. Headed the at-sea operations of microstructure profiling during the 18 day NOPP wind-driven circulation experiment on the Oregon Coast. Responsible for both the cruise preparations and the decision-making while at sea. While a Ph.D. student, I participated in the design and development of new instrumentation and field experiments during more than 10 cruises. Model Developer for Army Corps/EPA, January-May 1995. Developed a near-field sediment transport model for use with continuous dredge discharges. Adapted jet-integral and density current models with settling to predict suspended sediment concentration. A PC-based expert system allowed the user to defined discharge and ambient parameters (stratification, current, bottom slope, discharge geometry, etc.) Research Technician, Laboratory for High Temperature Superconductors, University of British Columbia, February-August 1992. Constructed and assembled a laser ablation system for producing thin-film YBaCuO high-tc superconductors. Gained experience with laser optics, computer-controlled manipulation, and high vacuums. Research Student, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario), May-August 1990. Responsible for producing single lithium crystals for a Japanese Compton scattering experiment. Designed and built a crystal growing chamber, grew single crystals, and oriented them using forward scattering x-ray techniques. Research Assistant, Xerox Research Centre (Mississauga, Ontario), May-August 1989. Determined the feasibility of using existing Xerox ionographic printers for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) printing. Excessive smearing of the printed characters was found to be the largest MICR obstacle. Applied many different characterization techniques to determine its cause and suggested a printing technique that reduced the problem by two orders of magnitude. Xerox obtained a United States Patent in my name for this invention.

PUBLICATIONS

Nash, J.D., E. Kunze, J. M. Toole and R. W. Schmitt, 2004: Internal tide reflection and turbulent mixing on the continental slope, to appear in the Journal of Physical Oceanography.

D. L. Rudnick, T. J. Boyd, R. E. Brainard, G. S. Carter, G. D. Egbert, M. C. Gregg, P. E. Holloway, J. M. Klymak, E. Kunze, C. M. Lee, M. D. Levine, D. S. Luther, J. P. Martin, M. A. Merrifield, J. N. Moum, J. D. Nash, R. Pinkel, L. Rainville, T. B. Sanford, 2003: From tides to mixing along the Hawaiian Ridge, Science, 301(8), 355-357.

St. Laurent, L.C., and J.D. Nash, 2003: On the fraction of internal tide energy dissipated near topography, proceedings from the 13th 'Aha Huliko'a Hawaiian Winter Workshop

Nash, J., and J. Moum, 2002: Direct Microstructure Estimates of Turbulent Salinity Flux and the Dissipation Spectrum of Salinity, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(8), 2312-2333.

Moum, J., D. Caldwell, J. Nash and G. Gunderson, 2002: Observations of Boundary Mixing over the Continental Slope, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32(7), 2113-2130.

Nash, J. and J. Moum, 2001: Internal Hydraulic Flows on the Continental Shelf: High Drag States over a Small Bank, Journal of Geophysical Research 106(C3), 4593-4612.

Moum, J., and J Nash, 2000: Topographically-Induced Drag and Mixing at a Small Bank on the Continental Shelf, Journal of Physical Oceanography 30(8) 2049-2054.

Nash, J., D Caldwell, M. Zelman, and J. Moum, 1999: A Thermocouple Probe for High-Speed Temperature Measurement in the Ocean, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 16, 1474-1482.

Nash, J. and J. Moum, 1999: Estimating Salinity Variance Dissipation Rate from Conductivity Microstructure Measurements, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 16, 263-274.

Nash, J. and G. Jirka, 1996: Buoyant Surface Jets into Unsteady Crossflows, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 24(1-4), 75-84.

Nash, J., 1995: Buoyant Discharges into Reversing Ambient Currents: Experimental Characterization and Prediction, M. Sc. thesis and Civil and Environmental Engineering Technical Report, Cornell University.

Nash, J., G. Jirka and D. Chen, 1995: Large Scale Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence in Turbulent, Density-Stratified Flows, Experiments in Fluids, 19(5).

Veregin, R., J. Nash, and B. Keoshkerian, 1992: Magnetic image Character Recognition and Processes Thereof, US Patent No.5,153, 091.

Nash, J., 1991: Growth and Orientation of Single Lithium Crystals, Physics in Canada (July 1991).